Spotting Uncle Sam's Cabins - Vienna Spy Stations Summer Series Part III
11 August 2015
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US mission to the UN Vienna - IZD Tower 1220 Wien [part 3]
The main routing and switching center operated by A1 Telekom Austria is in close vicinity of the three main United Nations buildings. During summer 2014 when these photos were taken video
surveillance cams above the entrance were dismounted.
The "Vermittlungststelle" still displays remains of the former Post & Telekom Austria logo, as it was built during the mid-seventies when the UN buildings were constructed. There is a series of
locks on the left of the main entrance door, even the garbage chamber door to the right has two locks. This might indicate some sort of four-eyes entrance policy to the routing and switching
center. The "Achtung!" sign says that parking is restricted to A1 employees and contractors. So it is fair to assume that the Vermittlungsstelle is manned only part-time.
There is a cable duct leaving the building below the main entrance to Wagramerstraße.
Yet another shaft is exiting some twenty meters from the routing and switching center north-bound alongside Wagramerstraße.
A couple of meters further down the road is Vienna's biggest office tower housing the US mission to the United Nations in Vienna. Uncle Sam's Cabin on top of IZD Tower is not visible from a
ground position. NNN HUMINT sources say the top floors of the tower were designed according to the requirements of the US mission during the planning phase, the tower's nose (“hammer
head”) was added last. It is in a perfect position for snooping on UN offices nearby and exfiltrating data; the closest offices are in a distance of less than 100 meters from the cabin. Included:
24/7 video monitoring possibilities of the entrance to the Vermittlungsstelle and the cable ducts connecting the tower to the UN.
To be continued with related buildings …
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Current cabin constructed 2004-05.